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Govt hopeful of 'bountiful harvest' amid food inflation headwindsDespite challenges posed by erratic weather, India's resilient agricultural sector remains optimistic about achieving a plentiful food grai...
Patchy Maharashtra rains may hit your kitchen budgetAccording to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while overall rain in Maharashtra during the monsoon was normal, it was deficient i...
Food inflation worries mount as scanty August rains hit key cropsWith rainfall deficiency of up to 40%, the dry weather conditions are likely to extend for a few days in September as well, said experts. A...
Onion auction to remain closed indefinitely in Nashik wholesale markets to protest 40 pc duty on export: TradersTraders in Nashik, India have decided to indefinitely close onion auctions to protest against the government's imposition of a 40% duty on ...
Onion auction to remain closed indefinitely in Nashik wholesale markets to protest 40% duty on export: TradersOnion auctions have shut indefinitely in all agriculture produce market committees (APMCs) in Maharashtra's Nashik district to protest agai...
Onion shortage threatens a new chapter in world food crisisThe costs of wheat and grains have fallen in recent months, easing concern over access to some staples. But a combination of factors is now...
Farmers left stranded with fruit and veggies lying in the fieldsFarmer leaders said the situation is worse than demonetisation, which only delayed payments and did not damage the crop. But now, they said...
View: Onion price slump sharpens Narendra Modi's election stakesUsually govts squirm when price is too high for consumers; this time around the problem is the opposite.
Low prices, crop loss hit Punjab, Haryana farmers hard in 2015During a visit here, RBI chief Raghuram Rajan also cautioned against taking farmer suicides "lightly" and stressed on the need to ensure fo...
Rains drive up vegetable, fruit prices by 15-50%According to official data, pulses and vegetables became costlier by about 15 per cent in a year and onions by 26.6 per cent, while fruit p...
Rains in north, central India may affect production of wheat, other cropsThe met department forecast rain and snow to continue over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and parts of Uttarakhand over the next 24 ho...
Rains may affect production of wheat, other cropsWidespread rainfall across north and central India, particularly Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, could impact wheat, mustard, jo...
Surprise rains play spoilsport and impact some crop yieldsA heavy burst of unseasonal rain and stormy weather across the country has severely damaged Nagpur's orange crop along with many mango and ...
Untimely rains, hailstones disturb horticulture in MaharashtraUntimely rains and hailstones have damaged severely horticulture crops like grapes and oranges and onions on a wide scale in Maharashtra.
Recent dip in temperature and unseasonal rains leave standing crops vulnerable“If farmers don’t go for quick drainage of water from their farms it can lead to drying of crops and reduce production drastically,” said a...
- Cinderella queen onion awaits rescue
Like humans, some commodities too are more equal than others, as the current rise in the price of onion has shown.
- Onion should be accorded essential commodity status
Maharashtra Government should accord the status of essential commodity to onion to curb rising prices, state Congress consumer affairs cell...